Greasers Wish War With Yanks Sparks Mexican Tension
An anonymous letter threatening to blow up the U S embassy was sent to Ambassador Wilson and referred to the Mexican foreign office. The interior department reported thirty thousand workers seeking military instruction as national defense. El Pais notes a women and children committee offering to join the army. federal garrison students plan a Sunday demonstration and invite workers.
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Mexico City
United States
Wilson
Mexican Foreign Office
Mexico
Department of the Interior
el Pais
Sete Ofi
Senaneanen
Power County Board Reviews 1913 Assessments
American Falls reports the Power county commissioners as a board of equalization examining 1913 assessment books. Officials estimate a near 7 million dollar total valuation variance with substantial levy reductions from 1912. The Idaho Consolidated Power company assessment is to be raised for undercounting in prior figures.
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American Falls
Board of Equalization
Steamer Sinks Schooner Off Quarantine Anchoring
The steel lumber steamer Francis H. outward bound collided with the four master tramp schooner J. H. Lansman anchored off quarantine and sank her. The Lansman’s captain and crew were rescued as the schooner went down after arriving from Australia with coal. The Leggett sustained no damage. A salvage may occur.
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San Francisco
Francis H
J. H. Lansman
Lansman
Leggett
Australia
Validity of Jail Script Sparks County Bid Controversy
Arthur Elliot, the lowest bidder for Bannock county's new jail, refused the $ contract after banks would not cash warrants and an attorney warned of potential legal questions. Holmes & Marshall won the award at $23 567. Elliot said bondsmen would back his bond but cashing warrants remained the issue.
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New County
Board of County Commissioners
Bannock County
Arthur Elliot
Elliot
Holmes & Marshall
Salt Lake
Tribune
Pocatello
Czar Nick Mediation Hinted as Sofia Turmoil Grows
Vienna reports a mob swarmed government offices in Sofia and troops fired, killing many as a royal palace is said to be surrounded. The Balkan belligerents entrust Russia with ending hostilities.
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Sofia
Royal Palace
Sai
London
Vienna
Greeks Take Seres as Martial Law Enforced
Greek forces fully occupy Seres, formerly held by Bulgarians, and martial law is declared. Two Greek residents were killed by Bulgarians before their departure from Seres.
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Seres
Saloniki
Balkan ignorance shrouds Sofia amid war reports
A Sofia message claims the populace remains ignorant of the Balkans front. Unfavorable news rumors spread as Bulgarian troops fight, with reports of Romanian advances and Bulgarian forces in the field unclear through July.
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Vienna
Sofia
Balkans
Roumania
Bonn
Foreign trade the greatest in history at New York port
New York reports the fiscal year ending June 30 saw imports from foreign countries valued at just over 1 billion dollars and exports above 900 million. The combined foreign commerce totals about 4.35 billion, with a substantial trade surplus and over 200 million in duties collected by the federal treasury.
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New York
Custom House
United States
Federal Treasury
Uncle Sam
Kern bill urged as model for other states
Seattle July 12. The final session of the Charities and Corrections conference closed today with Frederick I. Hoffman of New Jersey praising the Kern bill pending in the senate. He said if enacted it would provide adequate compensation for occupational diseases as well as injuries and could be copied by many states.
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Seattle
Charities and Corrections Conference
New Jersey
Kern
Senate
Miller Anxious to Test Autos in Yellowstone Park
Senator Brady seeks a trial run of automobile traffic in Yellowstone Park to win Interior approval. He quotes Adolph C. Miller who urges careful planning with Colonel Brett and a phased plan to safeguard the experiment.
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Miller
Yellowstone Park
United States
Brady
Theodore Turner
Idaho State Automobile Association
Bannock County Auto Club
Idaho State Highway Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Intermountain Good Roads Association
State Highway Commission
Turner
Adolph
C. Miller
Professor Miller
Senator Brady
Brett
Adolph C. Miller
James H. Brady
United States Senate
Saint Paul the Winner at N E A Convention Selection
In Salt Lake City on July 12 the National Education Association board named Saint Paul the 1914 convention city after a stormy session and recommended Oakland host the 1915 meeting. Final ballot: Saint Paul 27, Atlantic City 11, Baltimore 2. a plan to hold the International Congress of Education with the Panama Pacific exposition was approved.
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Salt Lake City
St. Paul
National Education Association
Oakland
Atlantic City
Baltimore
International Congress of Education
Royal Divorce Shocks Bavarian Court
Munich reports 82 year old Duke Ludwig of Bavaria granted a divorce today from his second morganatic wife Antonie Barth once a ballet girl at the Bavarian court opera. She bears the blame for the quarrel and is forty years younger than the duke.
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Munich
Bavaria
Ludwig of
Bavarian Court Opera
Antonie Barth
Local option in Power County election prospects
American Falls July 12. Prospects for local option election are unclear. Petitions circulated for the vote sit with commissioners, but many signatures are duplicated across stores. Commissioners will stay in session until late July to resolve the issue. Sentiment is about even.
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American Falls
United States Team Plays Exhibition Sparks Davis Cup Progress
The U S team continued the semi annual round in Nottingham on July 12 as exhibition play while aiming to reach the final round to challenge England. The United States faces Canada in the final next week.
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Nottingham
United States
England
Canada
Murdered by Robber in Hotel Hold Up at Manitou
In Manitou Colorado a masked robber attempted a night shift hold up at a fashionable hotel. He shot and killed night watchman Whitehead as clerk Casson was forced behind the counter. The assailant fled into the hills with a posse in pursuit.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Nitou
Casson
Whitehead
Mulhall Testifies Before Two Capitol Committees
Washington reports Mulhall faced simultaneous subpoenas before Senate and House committees. He described lobbying by the National Association of Manufacturers, revealed letters from Cushing and links to Marshall and Aldrich, and said he worked to defeat certain figures. Deputies guarded witnesses as parties debated further action.
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Washington
Martin M. Muthal
Mulhall
J. H. McMichael
Senate
House
Senate Committee
Reed
Mulhail
Marshall
Mufacturers
Cushing
McComas
Foraker
Rhoda Island
Aldrich
William Hughes
National Association of Manufacturers
American Federation of Labor
Taft
C. D. Firestone
Columbus Buggy Company
Col. W. H. Morgan
Alliance
John N. Taylor
Liverpool
D. J. Sinclair
Steubenville
H. M. Hanna
Cleveland
Ohio
James A. Emery
Flooding Claim Over Dam Raises $30 000 Suit
Alex Tarbet of Salt Lake and American Falls sues American Falls Power Company Southern Idaho Water Power Company and G H Construction for nearly 30000 damages. He alleges higher Snake River levels from a new dam flood his ranch above American Falls. An injunction hearing is set in Fifth district court in Power county for July 17.
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American Falls Power Company
Southern Idaho Water Power Company
G. H. Green Construction Company
Rlex Tarbet
Salt Lake and
Amercan Falls
Fifth
Power County
Snake River
American Falls
Budge
Paris
Bear Lake County
Seven Die in Boiler Blast at Chatenay Brick Yard
In Pariz on July 12 a boiler explosion at a Chatenay brick yard killed seven men and injured nine. Fire and rescue teams responded to the scene as officials investigated the cause and extent of the accident.
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Pariz
Chatenay
Orange men clash with Kilkenny Cats in Belfast riots
In Belfast on July 12 the Twelfth Orange festival opening sparked serious rioting. Nationalist and Unionist factions fought, then united against police. Windows broken, many injured, one arrest recorded as police used clubs and pistols to restore order.
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Belfast
Beckers New Trial Bid in Ro Senthal Murder Case
New York on July 12 details Charles Beckers request for a new trial on the murder charge of Herman Rosenthal. Beckers lawyers sought to reopen the case on newly discovered evidence after months in Sing Sing's death house.
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New York
Charrles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
de Bat Council
Gof
Becker
Sing-Bing
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